Would You Let A Site Mine Cryptocurrency In Return For Blocking Ads?
This was inevitable, really. Salon.com <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/salon-to-ad-blockers-can-we-use-your-browser-to-mine-cryptocurrency/> now asks you, when it notices you are running an ad-blocker, if you would like to contribute some CPU to running a cryptocurrency miner for them instead. What do you think: is it a fair trade? Is it a sustainable revenue model, at least better than doing the mining without asking your permission?
For me -- yes, absolutely. I say that because it's: a) full disclosure; b) completely opt-in; c) actually a way for them to make money So yeah, big +1 from me on this - informed consent wins. :) E -------------------------------------------- Q: Why is this email five sentences or less? A: http://five.sentenc.es On Wed, 14 Feb 2018, at 17:45, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
This was inevitable, really. Salon.com <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/salon-to-ad-blockers-...
now asks you, when it notices you are running an ad-blocker, if you would like to contribute some CPU to running a cryptocurrency miner for them instead.
What do you think: is it a fair trade? Is it a sustainable revenue model, at least better than doing the mining without asking your permission? _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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